As we all continue to mourn the tragic passing of the late hip-hop legend DMX, it goes without saying that we are celebrating the iconic lyricist the best way we know how, and that’s enjoying some of his greatest works he left behind.
Nearly a week ago the Simmons family and the hip-hop community lost a powerful figure in the culture and with X’s passing, fans celebrated his legacy with a huge increase in music streams. On Monday, Billboard announced that the rapper’s streams have increased 928 percent in the U.S. since his death. MRC Data’s music sales statistics indicate X received 75.7 million audio and visual streams on April 9th and 10th, which resulted in a 928 percent increase, in contrast to the 7.36 million streams he received prior.
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The increase began on April 3rd when news first broke that the New York native suffered an alleged overdose and subsequent heart attack. On April 9 and 10, DMX’s “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem” garnered 9.59 million daily streams, while “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” received 5.79 million and went up by 900 percent, according to MRC’s report. “Slippin’” and “Party Up (In Here)” also accumulated 5.52 and 5.20 million streams.
News on X’s funeral have yet to be released by his family but his New York childhood community has already set out to put together a city procession.
Rest In Heaven, X.
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